Weather, technical difficulties causing SDB Increment II F/A-18E/F integration delay

By Aidan Quigley / October 13, 2021 at 2:57 PM
The Navy continues to face setbacks fielding the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet due to weather delays and technical challenges, a program spokesman told Inside Defense Tuesday. Capt. Richard Gensley, precision strike weapons program manager, said in a statement that the program is working to “streamline test execution to provide the Navy with an all-weather, moving target capability.” “The SDB II integration effort has experienced numerous weather-induced delays and technical challenges commensurate with an...

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